• to encourage the expression of ideas and debate about the meaning and nature of history and society, grounded in archival research; and
• to provide archival and historical context to national debate on contemporary issues

Geoffrey Bolton Lecture 2009

240 people attended the 2009 Geoffrey Bolton Lecture at the Government House Ballroom on the evening of 10 November 2009. Professor Lyn Beazley AO, the Chief Scientist of Western Australia spoke on the topic The Evolution of Scientific Records and Challenges in the Digital Universe. Ms Cathrin Cassarchis, State Archivist and Director State Records was the MC for the event, and Professor Beazley was introduced by the Hon. John Day MLA, Minister for Planning; Culture and the Arts. Attendees included Mr Tony Simpson MLA, Ms Allanah Lucas, Director General of the Department of Culture and the Arts, Ms Diana Jones, CEO of the WA Museum, Mr Colin Murphy, Auditor General and Chair of the State Records Commission, and Lieutenant General John Sanderson AC, the former Governor of Western Australia, along with many distinguished members of Western Australia’s science community, historians, archivists, record keepers and managers, information and computer technology specialists, and State Records Office stakeholders.

Professor Beazley’s address, along with introductory and concluding speeches by the Director State Records, Cathrin Cassarchis, the WA Minister for Planning; Culture and the Arts, Hon. John Day MLA, and Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Bolton, are available via podcast.

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